The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment has its first legislative hearing, floodwaters close schools in Texas, and Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons. Design Lead Preston Yang has today’s News in :90.
China launched a lunar probe on Friday to land on the far side of the Moon, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the repeal of a Civil War-Era ban on nearly abortions in the state and St. Thomas President Rob Vischer sent an email to all students addressing protests on college campuses. Kevin Strus has today’s News in :90.
Carlos Alcatraz announced his withdrawal from the Italian Open because of an injury, a bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is in jeopardy over the arrest of senator Nicole Mitchell on a burglary charge, and the St. Thomas Men’s and Women’s Track and Field team hosted 16 teams at the Joe Sweeney Invitational. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s Sports in :60.
Milla Mirkovic sits down with players Lauren Galvin and Tezra Rudzitis to discuss their preparation for the upcoming season.
Police removed barricades and began dismantling pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles, a highway collapse in China killed 36 and new data shows that pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels. Kendall Shostak has today’s News in :90.
Lakeville Minnesota high school teachers, parents and community members rallied outside the district before a school board meeting Tuesday. In Florida, an abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy took place today. The recent developments in the united methodist church mark a significant shift in its stance on LGBTQ inclusion. Morgan Hanson has today’s News in :90.
Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order, the EPA said it finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride and hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Campus Monday. Jaydin Fairbanks has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas softball ended their season with two losses against South Dakota State and St. Thomas men’s golf placed fifth at the Summit League Championship. Sabrina Thompson has today’s Sports in :60.
The St. Thomas baseball team lost both of their games against the Golden Gophers this Tuesday and Wednesday. The women’s golf team ties for third place at the Summit League Championships. Softball lost a high scoring game against Iowa State. Jensen Richard has today’s Sports in :60.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinker met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials. A measure of inflation closely tracked by Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March. Construction of the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena paused on April 16. Chief Studio Producer Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
Eli Bieker sits down with head coach Katie Hanneman and first-year Nicole Rieneke to discuss the Summit League Championships.
A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, a top Hamas political official told The Associated Press they are willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel if aPalestinian state is established and some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Dom Tritchler has today’s News in :90.
The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Columbia University averted another confrontation between students and police early Wednesday. The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban. Madeline Mussay has today’s News in :90.
India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators,” Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia and Minnesota lawmakers are pursing bans on “book bans.” Katherine Oswald has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas baseball defeated South Dakota State during the first half of its doubleheader but fell in game two on Sunday, St. Thomas softball defeated South Dakota on Sunday and the St. Thomas track and field teams each broke records last weekend. Errol Mickelson has today’s Sports in :60.
